If your idea of a perfect evening is arranging comfy furniture, adopting an unreasonable number of cats and keeping everyone caffeinated, UK studio Stami Games has made a board game just for you. Cozy Cat Cafe has quietly become one of the summer's crowdfunding darlings, and if you want in, the clock is running down.
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Start organising for freeCozy Cat Cafe is a cosy game for 1 to 5 players that plays in roughly 30 to 90 minutes. You spend cookies to adopt cats and buy furniture, arranging it all to build the snuggest, most inviting cafe on the block. Each cat and customer wants something specific, so there is a genuine spatial puzzle under the soft art. You arrange your space for maximum ambience, match your customers' preferences and trigger your cats' special 'tricks' for bonus points. You can lean your cafe towards a relaxed, adventurous, playful or mischievous vibe, which gives repeat plays a bit of variety. It stays gentle and welcoming, with just a light competitive edge rather than any real nastiness.
The numbers tell the story of a surprise hit. Against a modest £15,000 goal, the campaign has pulled in more than £200,000 from over 2,800 backers, comfortably past 1,300% funded (figures via campaign tracker Kicktraq). For a small UK publisher, that is a runaway success, and it puts Cozy Cat Cafe firmly on the radar for cosy-game fans who devoured the likes of Cat Cafe and Calico.
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Find events near youThe campaign runs until 17 July 2026, so it is a genuine final-days push if you want to lock in a copy. And once it lands on your shelf, it is the kind of relaxed, welcoming game that is ideal for a low-key session. Round up your regulars and find a game night near you.
Sources: Stami Games | Kicktraq | Kickstarter
